"Hey Christina, want to go to the beach for your birthday?"
"YEAH MOMMY! Let's go!" (Ha ha, now we can cross the beach off the list!)
So this morning, we loaded up and headed to Stewart Beach. (Last year, we went with David's brother, our sister-in-law, and their 4 kiddos when they came into town for a visit).
It was a perfect day...partly cloudy (David still got a sunburn), with a good breeze, and the waves were a tad high...but not too rough for the kids.
We got all set up, sprayed everyone down with sunscreen, and then the kids hit the water.
Gabriel loved running up and down the beach, waiting for the waves to come in around his feet. He was so cute!
Joshua got buried in the sand too...he yelled to be unearthed once the Pringles chips were opened ;-).
Eventually he got over it...and sat with David for a while. We could tell he was getting tired, but he didn't go to sleep until I held him for a while.
Thank goodness there was a towel under him...he peeped not once, but twice while he slept! But the towel kept the pee off of me :-).
We had lunch and snacks later on...lots of snacks!
The last time out in the water, David brought back a hermit crab...didn't appreciate being captured, but it was cute.
I realized how much all the kids had grown after I took this pic (click here to see last year's shot). Joshua had decided he was too big for a kiddie chair (and he is)...even though only half of his head is showing.
We didn't head home until just after 5 PM. David made dinner while the kids and I unloaded the van and shook out about a quarter ton of sand from everything. I promised Christina cake ball lollipops for dessert, although we'll have cake and presents tomorrow for her actual birthday.
You know...I admit...I'm not the biggest fan of the beach...and I really don't like sand. But I asked the kids if they'd had fun...and they all said, "YEAH!"
That tunnel was awesome. Kudos. Looks like a fun day.
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